Lantern (horse)

Lantern (1861–1864) was an Australian racehorse who won the 1864 Melbourne Cup and Victoria Derby.

Lantern
SireMuscovado (GB)
GrandsireSweetmeat (GB)
DamNightlight (GB)
DamsireArchy (GB)
SexColt
Foaled1861
CountryAustralia
ColourBay
OwnerH Fisher
TrainerS Mahon
Major wins
Melbourne Cup (1864)
Victoria Derby (1864)
Last updated on 23 October 2018

Racing career

In the Melbourne Cup Lantern started at odds of 15/1 and won in a time of 3 minutes 52 seconds, the slowest ever recorded for the race.[1]

His owner Hurtle Fisher also entered the colt into the Victoria Derby the following day, while on the third day of the meeting, Lantern competed in a mile race. He won both races.

Later the same month, in the Ballarat Derby on the first day of the Ballarat Turf Club Spring Meeting, Lantern beat Gwendoline in a two-horse race.[2] The following day Lantern started in the Ballarat Cup as favourite but was injured near the finish and was pulled up.[3]

On 12 December 1864 it was reported that Lantern had died two days earlier. A post mortem found the cause of death to be a ruptured kidney and damaged stifle.[4]

References
  1. "Past Winners - 1861 to 1870 Melbourne Cup Winners - Races.com.au". www.races.com.au.
  2. "Ballaarat races". The Age. No. 3, 150. Victoria, Australia. 1 December 1864. p. 5. Retrieved 23 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Ballaarat Races". The Age. No. 3, 151. Victoria, Australia. 2 December 1864. p. 5. Retrieved 23 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "News and Notes". The Star. Vol. IX, no. 296. Victoria, Australia. 12 December 1864. p. 2. Retrieved 23 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
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